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XP SP2 Slow Printer List
Thanks Pavel,
How did you figure that one out? You helped me out tremendously today. If the printer has a space in the network name; then, you must type: net use lpt "\\computername\printername" or you will get a system access error 5. Thanks again. Pavel is the man! Pavel wrote: I had the same problem and have found some workaround for limited number of network printers. At command prompt type NET USE LPT2 \\computername\printername password , and the port lpt2 will be assigned to the network printer. After that port assignment in the Printer Properties has to be also changed, or, if the Properites are too slow, the old printer deleted and the new one with LPT2 added. LPT3 (or maybe another port name) can be used for other printers. After this assignment, I can access to the printer list and printer properties as fast as before SP2. However, this is not perfect solution and I hope that some patch from MS will appear. Pavel -----Original Message----- Since installing SP2 for Windows XP Home it takes significantly longer when you press "File - Print" in any program (Acrobat Reader, Solid Works, Word) to bring up the list of network printers. Instead of being almost instantaneous, it now takes 30 seconds to 1 minute to have the printers listed. In Internet Explorer (or any other program with the "Printer" icon) when you press the "Printer" icon (print to the default printer) the printing to a network printer is fast. Any help would be appreciated. Printer is on a dedicated computer running Windows 95. Computers trying to print are running Windows XP Home SP2. There were no issues when running SP1. . |
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